Members of the public grilled Ray Deardorf, director of planning for State Ferries, about a feasibility study for relocating the Keystone ferry terminal during a Ferry Advisory Committee meeting Thursday night in Freeland.

As promised, a fleet of magnificent tall ships passed under Deception Pass Bridge heading southward at about 2:30 Wednesday afternoon, as hundreds of people on the beach and the overpass above snapped photos and waved to the crews.

While the community is anticipating the airborne antics of some of the countrys best trained military and civilian pilots, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station officials are working hard on last minute preparations for a very busy weekend.

This will affect me the rest of my life and my kids and grandkids lives. Thats how deep this goes, Monty Rollag said Tuesday. Well just have to tighten our belts up ... until we get our feet back on the ground.